Typographical machine



G. E. MARLATT. TYPQGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 001127, 1919.

1,433,087. Patented Oct. 24,1922,

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G. E. MARLATT.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1919. 1,433,087. Patented Oct. 24,1922.

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controlled by the ship of the keyboard and Patented Get. 24, 1922.

GEORGE E. MARLATT, OF PASADENA, CALIFORNIA ASSIGNOR TO BEEBGEN'IHALERLrNo'rYrE COMPANY, A oonronarron or NEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Application filed October 27, 1919.

California, Improvement in T pographical Machines,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machinesin which character-matrices stored'in amagazine are released by the operation of keys, and has for itspurposeto provide means whereby a minimum number of keys may be made to controlthe release of a maximum number of character-matrices. Applied tolinotype machines, as herein shown, it permits of the release ofmatrices from an auxiliary magazine and in addition matrices ofirregular layout, such as small-capital character matrices stored in theprimary magazine, to be group of lower-case keys at the left-hand sideof a'linotype keyboard.

' The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention in ite applicationto a linotype machine. While I, thus show a preferred embodiment'of myinvention, it is to be u"- derstoodthat many changes and variations maybe made therein and in its adaptation to various types of key-controlledmachines without departing from its scope. I therefore desire to beunderstood as not limiting myself to any specific formof embodiment inits application Figure l is an explanatory front view of a linotypemachine showing the relation- I keyrods to the primary and auxiliarymagazines;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear view of the keyrods shown in Figure 1,showing my invention applied thereto.

F igure-3 is a plan view of the keyrod guides showing the master orlower-case l eyrods shifted and connected to operate the keyrodscontrolling the release of small capital letters.

Figure tie a plan view similar to Figure showingthe' master keyrodsconnected to control the keyrods associated with the auxiliary magazine.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the keyrod guides'showing the lowercasekeyrods in normal position to release the lower-case matrices.

Figure 6 shows the construction ofmechawith relation guiding theindividual keyrods. shaft 5 side members contactingtherewith sidewisemovement of Serial No. 333,763.

nism for shifting the keyrods with relation to the matrix escapements.

Figure 7 is an elevation of Figures 3, 4 and 5 and shows means formanually connecting and disconnecting the rock shafts to the keyrods andcertain of the keyrods' with relation to the escape ments.

Figure 8 is a right-hand view of the keyrod system.

Figure 9 shows the manner of imparting motion from the master keyrods tothe trans verse rock-shafts connecting the several groups of keyrods,and from the rock-shafts to the other groups of keyrods.

Figure 10 shows the manner of limiting the radius of action of theconnecting rockshafts.

Similar reference characters lar parts throughout the the drawings.

indicate simiseveral figures of Corresponding letters of the alphabetare used as reference characters for the lower-case or master keys andsimilar letters with exponents designate the parts controlled bythemaster keys.

Heretofore linotype machines equipped with an auxiliary magazine at theside of the primary magazine have been provided with a secondarykeyboard for controlling the release of matrices from the auxiliarymagazine. Such an arrangement is shown. in patent to Muhleisen, No.608,067, granted July26, 1898. In the present invention transverserock-shafts are operated bv the group of keyrods at the left of thestandard keyboard and in turn operate the keyrods which release thematrices from the auxiliary magazine.

T' 7 l f--r 1-i"o' l. -e group 0 reyiocs u 01 -c easin matrices from theprimary magazine 1 the group of keyrods 4: f

ror releasii matrices from the auxiliary magazine a are supported andguided in an outer open frame comprlsing a supporting rock-shaft 5, sidemembers 6 and a top plate 7 having perforations therein for spacingapart and The rockis'supported in a fixed frame 8, the to prevent thekeyrod groups. The outer frame above described supports and encompassesan inner frame comprised of a lower member9 and upper member 10connected by side members 11 which carry series of horizontal rods 1:4dfl'gaed to connect selected groups oi: the vertical keyrods :3--i onewith another tor accomplishing the purposes of his invention. For thispurpose he inner frame is shittable side wise in the outerth-ame, beingslidable therein on pins 13 secured in the side members of the inner"frame and bearing in notches 28 in the side members ot the outer"Frame. The inner trame is shittablc manually by means of a handle letn'ojecting from a vertical. shaft 15) hearing in the upper and lowermembers of the inner or slidable frame and having an eccentric point 18bearirrg in the upper member I of the outer and relatively stationaryframe. The eccentric point 16 being thus confined, movement of thehandle l t causes the in'er frame and groups of rods to he moved to therightor left as desired as the handle is moved in an opposite direction.Each horizontal rockshai t 12? in the inner frame is provided with threearms, one of which is acted upon by the associated lowencase lzeyrod torock the shaft, a second one for operating; an associated lceyrod torreleasing a corres-ipondinc small-capital leliter-matrii. when the iiarm is acted upon as (lesri'ihed. and a third arm for operating anassociated keyrod of the group connected with the ant-p iliary magazineLO release a correrpondiug letter-matrix when the first arm is actedupon by the lowencase lreyrod' when the associated key is touched.

, Movement of the handle 14: to the extreme right as shown in Figure 5causes the inner frame to be moved. to the extreme left, which may beconsidered its normal position asthe lower-case keyrods are then inposition to release only the lower-case let'- ter-matrices from. theprimary magazine and the arms on the lower-case ends ot he rock-shattsare out of engagement with their associated keyrods. Each lower-casekeyrod has an arm or spur N for operating thearm on the associatedrock-shaft. hen

the inner frame is moved to the normal. po-

sition as shown in Figure the arms o the rock-shafts are moved to oneside ot the arms on the keyrods'so that opei ion of the lzcyrods willnot affect the rook-straits.

l iovement oi the handle ll to a central position. as shown in Figureplaces the right-hand edge of an arm N" in engagement with the arm N onthe corresponding' keyrod N The same movement of the frame places thecentral arm N on the rock-shaft N on the associated small and when thelowercase heyrod is operated the rocking of the shaft causes thesmall-capital keyrod N to be raised. and the proper matrix to bereleased from the magazine 1. Further movement of the inner frame to theposition beneath the spur key od be released essee? shown in Figure 4'places the letthand edge of the arm i on the shatt ll in engagement withthe spur N on the ltevrod N? moves the central arm N from beneath thearm ll on tl e small-capital keyrod and places the third arm N beneaththe spur N" on the heyrod hi in the group 4 connected with the auxiliarymagazine 2 so that operation of the lower-case key will release acorresponding matrix from the auxiliary magazine.

ll hile the foregoing description is conlined to the several partsassociated with the release of variationsot but one character in themagazines, it also applies to the release of the other charactersrepresented on the keyboard.

lVhen it is desired to assemble small-capital letter-matrices or thosefrom the auxiliary magazine it is first necessary to disconnectthelower--case keyrods 3 irom the escapeinents, so that matrices willnot from both groups at the same time. This group of keyrods isthere't'ore independently guided in a plate 17 slidable on: thecontinuous plate 7 which guides the whole series of .lreyrods. Cam-slots18 in the shorterplates are acted-upon by pins 19 passing; through slots20 in the continuous plate 7. The pins 19 arecarried by the-upper member10 of the inner frame which is movable as described. The movemento't'the frame member 10 to the extreme lett position car the short plateto move the lower-case keyrods to a position beneath the escapements 31of the priniary'magazine, while movement in the opposite directiondisconnects L116 rods from the escapements, indicated in broken lines inFig. 8. The lower endsot the keyrods are held against movement by aguide plate (not, shown) common to linotype machines, this plate servingto retain the lower ends of the rods in position when the upper ends aremoved as described. The keyrods have; a vertical upward stroke torelease the matrices when the keys on the keyboard The keyboardmechanism for causing this action need not differ from. that common tolinotype machines.

A group 22 oi heyroc s controlling the relei so oi the punctuationpoints must be connected with the escapements ot; the primary magazinewhen either lower-case or SHIHll-Citljltfll letter matrices are to be released "from the primary magazine; but must be disconnected when theauxiliary magazine is in use. This group of keyrods aretheretore madeautomatically shittable according to the position of the operating}:handle 14.

moved as described to operate the auxiliary magazine 2 the movement ofthe operating are depressedshaft causes the plate 23 t0 vwithdraw thesmall group of keyrods as shown in Figure 4, "thus disconnecting thekeyrods 22 from the 'escapementsot the primary magazine I. In either ofthe other positions of the frame heretofore described and shown inFigures and 5, the group ot'keyrods controlling the punctuation pointsismoved to a position beneath the escape'ments of the primary "magazinefor use in: connection with either 1 lower-case or small capitalletter-matrices27. p i It will be noted that on the keyboard the samekeys which control the release, ot the small-capital lettersyalsocontrol the release of othencha'ractera such as figures, diphthongs'triphthongs, etc, the two characters in eachlcase being represented onthe same matrixfin' the manner "well known in the art. In this inventionwhen the small capital keyrods are connected for operation from the]lower-case1keys, the release "of these "duplex-matrices in the usualmanner is not interfered with. When the handle "has been movedtoc'onnect, the small-capital 'keyrods with the lower-case keyrodseither the "lower-case' keys or the smallcapital keys m be used torelease the small-capital matrioes. i c

The inner shift frame withthe system of horizontal 'roclr shafts may bereadily renioved to provide access to" the vertical keyrods or forrotherpurposes. The'lower and upper members of tlieftrame are secured totheside members by *connectmg arms 26,

screws 25' joining the upper and lower connecting arms to'the upper andlower "menr hers "of the frame respectively. In order to remove theframe the screws 25 are with drawn, and the -;trame is lifted backwardsand upwards outof the notches 2S inythe outer frame. Theupperym'ember'10of the inner frame may retain its usual position when the side membersare thus removed, being supported bythe upper-plate 7 of the outer-framethrough the instrumentalityof the pivot screw 29, the pivot arm 24-andoth'er'partsn Likewise the lower member of the inner frame ma'y insuclrcase drop to "a position of *rest upon the stationary "names.- Inorder-to restore the "frame to position it is desirable that the innerframe be inserted in the normal position heretoiore'described,sdtliat-the arms in the rockshat'ts will, not interfere with thearnis onthekeyrods when the frame is being seated in the notches of the" outerframe. 'The same result may be accomplished by slightly "raising all butthelower caselze vrods. This may be accomplished by insertinga sword 8Obeneath the lreyr'ods, one such sword being used for the lrey'rodsassociated with the auxiliary magazine 2 and another for thoseassociated with the primary magazine. In

' such case it is necessary to first disccnnect relation to the all ofthe keyrods' from their escapements.

This may be accomplished by means-oi a handle 31 connected tothe outerframe by means of alink this arrangement being substantially the same inconstruction and operation that shown in my Patent No. 1,266,9Tlhdatedlday 21., ltll8. In order that the arms on ie'sh Y may retain theirnormal position when the frame is removed as above described each end ofeach roclr shaft is'provided with a slot or clearance 83 through whichis'inserted a rod '34, the clearances 33 being sutliciently large topermit the necessary movement ot-thc rock-shafts, but limiting theirmovement in both directions. Certain of the'shaits may project thro bthe side members of the inner frame a s cient distance to receive'retainingpins thus Keeping; the side momhers in position when the upperand lower members Or the frame are removed as and for the purpose descrid i .lower-oase keyrods 8 from their escapeme'nts' 21. Thissame movementof the inner frame carries the arms N 011 the "rocln shafts" N to aposition above the arnis h on the keyrods Simultaneously the arms N onthe rock-shafts areplaced beneath the arms N -oii the small-capitalheyrods; thus when the lower-case" keyrods are actuated'by touchingthelower-case keys the lowercase lreyrods will rise, causing the shafts llto rocir and the arms N to raise the small capital keyrods', releasingfrom the magazine the selected matrices, which then drop to theassembler-belt 36 and are'carried to assembling position in the usualmanner. It will be'not'ed that the movement of the handle 14 from thenormal position shown in Figure 5 to the position hown in Figure 3 doesnot'afi ect the position of the small shiltplate 23'controll1ng thekey-rods 22 associated with the punctuation points, these keyrodsretaining their operative position with escapements of the primarymagazine.

If it is desired to release matrices from the auxiliary imagazine 2 thehandle'll is moved to the position shown in Figure 4. t will be seenthat the position of the inner frame thusobtained leaves the lower-caseshiftplate 17 in the same position as when are 3, but theshift frame ismoved a greater distance to the right, leaving the arms N still inengagement with the lower-case? keyrods but moving the arms N out 01engagement with. the smallcapital keyrods and placing the arms N inposition beneath the arms N on the auxiliary keyrod systern. Operationof the lower-case keys will then release matrices from the auxiliarymagazine. g

.This latter movement of the handle 14 to the position shown in Figure4c causes the eccentric point 16101? the operating shaft 15 to engagethe pivotlever 24L and retract the shift plate 9-3 which controls thekeyrods 22 associated with the punctuation points, thus ing all of saidkeyrodswith and froinall of said escapements, and other meansfor'disconnecting and connecting a limited group of said keyrods fromand with a contiguous group ofsaid escapements and respectivelyconnecting and disconnecting them with and from a non-contiguous groupof said escapements. V j i 2. In a typographical machine, thecombination of amagazine containing a group of matrices arranged inoneorder as to character and a second group of matrices arranged ina-different order as to character, a keyboard, and means whereby a givengroup of finger keys may be connected to either, group of matrices, asdesired, not withstanding theirdifierent character arrangement. I

3. In a typographical machine, the combination. of a magazine containinggroups of matrices, those of one group being arranged in one order as tocharacter and those of another group in a different order as tocharacter, escapements controlling the release of the matrices from themagazine, a series of key-controlled actuating rods for the escapements,and meanswhereby the actuating rods for the escapements ofthe firstmentioned group of matrices may be disconnected therefrom and connectedto the actuating rods for the escap'ements of the second-mentionedgroup, when desired;

r 411.. In atypographical machine, the combination of a primary magazinecontaining two groups of matrices, an auxiliary magazine containing afurther group of matrices,

tively connected to actuating rod and connected tojthat of the otherkey, when desired.v

'7. In a typographical machine, the combination "of agro-up ofescapement actuating rods, and two corresponding groups of manuallyoperated finger keys, both operatively connected thereto. l

8. In a typographical machine, the combi-. nation of two groups ofescapement actuating rods, two corresponding groups otfinger keysoperatively connected thereto, and means whereby one group of fingerkeys may be disconnected from its corresponding group of actuating rodsand connected to the other group of actuating rods, when desired.

9. In a typographical machine, the combi: nation of three groups ofescapements, a common group of finger keys, and means whereby said groupoffinger keys may be operatively connected to any selected group ofescapements to the exclusion of the others. IO/In a typographicalmachine, the combination of three or more groups of escapement actuatingrods, a groupof finger keys operatively connected toone of said groups,a second group-0t fingerkeys, and means whereby said secondgroup offinger keys may be operatively connected to any selected group ofescapement actuating rods, as desired. i a

11. In a. typographical machine, the combination of three or more groupsof'eseapement actuating rods, a group of finger keys operativelyconnected to one of said groups, a second group of finger keys, meanswherebysaid second group of finger keys may be operatively. connected toany selected group of escapement actuating rods, as desired, and.automatic means for disconnecting certain of the keys of thefirst-mentioned group from the corresponding actuating rods when thesecond-mentioned group of keys is operaagiven group of actuating rods. ii I 12. In a typographical machine, the combinatlon of a primary magazne and an auxillary magazlne, each prov ded with escapements, a keyboardnormally connected to the escapements of the primary magazine,

and means whereby a given group of finger keys of said keyboard may bedisconneC terl desired.

13. In a typographical machine, the combination of a primary magazineand an auxiliary magazine, each provided with escapements, a keyboardnormally connected to the escapements of the primary magazine, meanswhereby a given group of finger keys of said keyboard may bedisconnected from the corresponding escapements of the main magazine andconnected to other escapements or" said magazine or to the escapementsof the auxiliary magazine, as desired, and automatic means acting whensaid group of finger keys is connected to the escapements of theauxiliary magazine to disconnect other keys of the keyboard from thecorresponding escapements of the main magazine.

14. In a typographical machine, the combination oftwo magazines arrangedin tandem, and each having escapements to control the release ofmatrices therefrom, a

series of key-controlled actuating rods for the escapements of onemagazine, a second series of actuating rods for the escapements of theother magazine, connections between corresponding actuating rods of thetwo series, means for making and breaking said connections at will, andautomatic means for shifting the affected actuating rods of one seriesout of and into operative relation to their corresponding escapements assaid connections are made and broken, respectively.

15. In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazinesarranged in tandem, and each having escapements to control the releaseof matrices therefrom, a series of key controlled actuating rods for theescapements of one magazine, a second series of actuating rods for theescapements of the other magazine, rock shafts connect ing thecorresponding actuating rods of the two series, a shift frame whereinthe rock shafts are mounted and adjustable to make or break saidconnections at will, and means controlled by the adjustment of saidshift frame for shifting the affected actuating rods of one series outof and into operative relation to their corresponding escapements assaid connections are made and broken, respectively.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day-ofOctober, 1919, in the presence of two attesting Witnesses.

GEORGE E. MARLATT.

Witnesses W. O. YoUNeBLooD, RUTH BARNHART.

